Focus on guests asking and answering questions with feedback that elicits understanding of what the other said.

Where there is disagreement, focus is on understanding the other’s statement and idea.

Moderator encourages sticking to these simple but difficult rules.

Moderator summarize what was said, at transitions:

Proposed organization of US-DO-Therapy

FIRST 20 MINUTES: Who is this person? – not politically – humanely and respectfully. Ask each other questions – moderated so as not to get into political or ideological discussions.

Biography

Values

Concerns – local problems – personal and community

Hopes for now and the future for self and family and local community.

SECOND 20 MINUTES: Identify a political / governmental / ideological issue that needs to be addressed by authority.

Describe one social/political/governmental issue agreed on before starting.

Getting and giving feedback – with the purpose of understanding the other person’s concerns – without judgement – attempting to understand without changing attitudes.

Arguing with the other POV – What is the problem with the other person’s POV on that issue.

THIRD 20 MINUTES: Brainstorming for ways to move forward on this issue – is a compromise possible – or a new way of seeing the problem that had not been considered by either guest – i.e. – change the parameters of the issue being discussed. Getting to core values or ideologies that drive this issue.

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BCR hosts Rebecca McKean and Alan Winson are teachers by day and podcasters by night. Rebecca teaches at an Eastside Montessori School and Alan is a professor at John Jay College teaching film and theatre.
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